Leon Durham Signing Return and Some Vintage Bobbleheads

I mainly wanted Mr. Durham to sign the 1983 Cubs Leaders card already signed by Fergie Jenkins, but then decided to get some other 80's cards signed while I was sending in.  Unfortunately, the 1982 Topps I sent didn't make its way back to me.  I reached out to the promoter, and he is looking into it. 

Tomorrow, I am sending my Johnny Bench card in for a signing tat doesn't take place until July.  I tried to send it to a signing last year but the USPS decided it should take about 11 days to deliver it just a couple states away, so I missed that one.

I received more vintage bobbleheads last week.  The highlight was a very rare Twins mini bobblehead.  Not only does it not have the most common "moon face", but it also has short sleeves.  To someone that doesn't collect them, I'm sure that sounds silly.  But it's one that I haven't seen before or even knew existed, so I shelled out the money for it, doubling the highest price I've paid for a bobblehead.

Here's what the most common version of the Twins mini looks like:

I also bought another uncommon mini bobblehead, a Tigers version with a green base.  Almost all of these minis come with a white base.

My purchase also included a gold base Tigers doll from the late 60's/early 70's.

I couldn't resist my tenth Twins blue base version.  These are quite common and even high quality ones can be had at a reasonable price.  I plan to display my collection of these together like a team picture.

I bought another Willie Mays version that has a different skin tone.  There are "light" and "dark" versions, and this is the "dark" version.

I bought the light version a while ago.  The shading actually looks reversed in these photos, but it's probably my poor and inconsistent photography.

I bought my first minor league version, of which there are three teams represented from the Pacific Coast League.  This one is Tacoma.  I'll need to keep an eye out for the Portland and Seattle versions. 

I bought a couple Red Sox dolls.  The blue cap version is less common.

I got just one football nodder this time.  I'll probably back off these except those I feel are a good value, like this Falcons version from 1965.

I bought a few non-sports bobbleheads too.  I won't bore you with all of them, but I really like this Astronaut, that was sold at the Astrodome, and this scuba diver that was an advertisement for Sportsways Scuba Gear.

Oh, and who can resist Smokey the Bear?